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Mountain Mama Gardens in Search of a New Home and Land

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  • Kootenays -
  • Other - slocan valley is ideal, we are open to other options depending on the situation
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Land Seeker Details

Training
  • Farm management (3 years+) - have run a suceasful farm(Mountain Mama Gardens) on and off for 12 years
  • General farming (3 years+) - on off years i have worked on many different farms,orchards and ranches,organic and non
Do you have a business plan?
No - I dont have a current business plan written down, but I have in the past and can put something together with my ideas.
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Some. I have some savings, and I have pretty much all resources that I need (irrigation, tools, fencing, lights for starts, greenhouses etc.)
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No

Project

Farm Name
Mountain Mama Gardens
Farm Project Description

I currently own and operate a small farm buisness, called Mountan Mama Gardens, located in the Slocan Valley on unceeded Sinixt territories. The land I currently operate on is being aold and I'm in search of a new location, with housing included. I have 4 children, so we would need a minimum of a 4 bedroom home. i need around 2 acres of land for gardens. my gardens are currently around 14,000 sq ft. In the spring I run a greenhouse operation and sell many thousands of plant starts. as the year progresses I sell vegetables and fruit and other preserved goods at local farmers markets, stores and restaurants. I would like to be able to keep a few farm animals, for personal use, but I do not currently have any animals to bring with us.

Preferred Arrangement
  • Registered Lease on Title -
  • Lease -
  • Transfer / Succession -
Duration of the desired agreement
5 - 10 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
October 31
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes

Land & Features Desired

Total Land Size (acres)
3 + acres - however large (I started my business on 51 acres, larger plots give more options for expansion and ideas, which I will list in a business plan)
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - If at all possible, some wooded area would be amazing. If not, it is not necessary for my business.
Cultivable Area (acres)
Minimum 2 acres, more is preferrable
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area

Decent soil. i can work with anything beyond that.

Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - As long as there is a space for my family to live, we are very friendly and welcoming people. our current land owners often join us for farm fresh meals.
Need farm buildings
Yes - I can work without farm buildings, and can build some if allowed, but existing buildings would be great as well.
Need fenced land
Yes - I can provide fencing if needed.
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
I have worked with many different situations and will bring my own irrigation infrastructure. I use drip irrigation so my water system can run off as low as 4 psi
Need on-site housing
Yes - Minimum of 4 bedroom home. We are a family of 7. Myself, my partner and his brother, and my 4 children (ages 2,5,7 and 12)
Production type
  • Vegetable - any and all you can think of.
  • Livestock - for personal use
  • Seed - some heirloom seeds
  • Orchard/Fruit - i have many strawberries, and some blueberry plants and access to different more rare fruit canes i would love to plant
  • Greenhouse - greenhouse plants such as luffa, melons, eggplant and may pepper varieties. plant starts for sale in early spring.
  • Bees - i don currently have bees, but like the idea of having a few colonies
  • Mushroom -
  • Nursery - in the spring i sell plant starts
  • Other - upick tomatoes are a part of my buisnessbplan, possibly upick strawberries and other farm type activities(sunflower maze, etc)
Type of agriculture
  • Organic -
Soil needs
i can work with most soils, preferably not too rocky!
Will acquire commercial insurance
No

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